Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 15:40:51 -0500 From: Scott W <wegster@mindcore.net> To: Hexren <me@hexren.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: sun box Message-ID: <41854DD3.1050306@mindcore.net> In-Reply-To: <4830115774.20041028192100@hexren.net> References: <20041028171610.3894.qmail@web88011.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <4830115774.20041028192100@hexren.net>
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Hexren wrote: > KC> Hi there > > KC> Two very simple questions, can I run FreeBSD on a Sun box and is it possible to run BSD on VMware > > KC> Kim > KC> _______________________________________________ > KC> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > KC> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > KC> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > --------------------------------------------- > > I dunno about the SunBox but VMware is possible. > Currently I run FreeBSD 4.10 in a VMware Workstation Version 4.0.5. > The machine hosting the Virtual Machine is running Windows XP. Though > I must admit I wasn't able to bring a FreeBSD Version greater than > 4.10 to work in the VM.(I only tried 5.2.1) > > Hexren I've had 5-CURRENT (around 5.1.X at the time) running without issues under VMWare. There are one or two configuration gotchas which can be found on the VMWare support forum site or googled....adding back in a 'FreeBSD' token basically for the OS type...which is virtually the same as the existing Linux OS config... Scott
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